Top 10 Legal Advisors in Medical Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP are among the top 5 legal advisors in the medical industry in 2022 by deal value. CVS Health-Signify Health was a major deal in the medical sector in 2022. CVS Health was advised on legal matters by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Dechert LLP, and McDermott Will & Emery LLP, while Ropes & Gray LLP acted as Signify Health's legal advisor. CVS Health and Signify Health (Signify), have completed the definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Signify Health for $30.50 per share in cash, representing a total transaction value of approximately $8,000 million. The transaction enables the company to advance its long-term strategy by providing a platform for growth in value-based care. Amazon-1Life Healthcare was another major deal in the medical sector in 2022. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Crowell & Moring LLP served as legal advisors to Amazon.com Inc, while Cooley LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal advisors to 1Life Healthcare Inc. Amazon, a US-based online retailer, and a web service provider, has acquired 1Life Healthcare Inc (One Medical), a human-centered, technology-powered national primary care organization, under which Amazon will acquire One Medical, for $18 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3,900 million, including One Medical’s net debt. VillageMD-Summit Health was one of the major deals in the medical sector in 2022. Latham & Watkins LLP, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and Sidley Austin LLP served as legal advisors to VillageMD, while White & Case LLP, Alston & Bird LLP, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP served as legal advisors to Summit Health Inc. VillageMD, a provider of primary care management services for healthcare organizations, which facilitates better clinical care and success in value-based care, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a leading provider of primary, specialty and urgent care, for a purchase consideration of $8,900 million from Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and an affiliate of Evernorth, a subsidiary of Cigna Corporation.